Shannen Doherty Is Not Signing Off Just Yet

Fighting Stage IV breast cancer has forced some self-reflection, but the '90s icon and so-called diva refuses to slow down. [ view in browser.     add elle@newsletter.elle.com to your address book ]             FOLLOW US       Shannen Doherty Is Not Signing Off Just Yet   On a cool evening in February 2019, Shannen Doherty invited some friends to a Venice, California, rental house for a dinner party. Doherty's actual home was in Malibu, 20 miles north, but she and her husband, photographer Kurt Iswarienko, had fled the property a few months earlier, when a wildfire that started inland burned nearly 100,000 acres on its way to the Pacific Ocean. The couple's house survived the blaze, but Doherty says the property sustained significant damage that made it uninhabitable. The guest list for the dinner included only people Doherty trusted: her husband and the friends who knew the real Shannen—not the 1990s tabloid caricature, the loudmouthed bad girl with a temper. Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar was there, along with model Anne Marie Kortright, Malibu real estate agent Chris Cortazzo, and a Los Angeles doctor named Lawrence Piro. Doherty had compiled the guest list, but it was Piro, her oncologist, who drove the conversation. Less than two years earlier, the actress had finished treatment for breast cancer, and Piro was at the dinner to explain that Doherty's disease was back. READ ON       Shawn Mendes Reveals What Was 'Hurting' His Relationship with Camila Cabello   "I thought that I was a pretty open, emotional, guy until I started being in a relationship with someone that I really, truly love," he said. Read On         Japanese Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada Died at the Age of 81 From Coronavirus    Kenzo Takada, the Japanese-French designer and founder of Kenzo, has died from COVID-19 at the age of 81, a spokesman confirmed to The Guardian. Read On         See How Kate McKinnon Honored RBG on 'Saturday Night Live'   The moment was brief—but perfect. Read On         North West Says the World Will Be Better if People Owned 'More Dogs'   Facts. Read On         Michelle Obama Celebrates 28 Years With Barack Obama and Honors 'His Smile, His Character, and His Compassion'   She added: "And this year, we have a request for you—pick one person in your life who might not vote and make sure they do." Read On       ELLE.com ©2020 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019   Unsubscribe     Privacy Notice